{"product_id":"bird-spotting-in-a-small-town-paperback","title":"Bird Spotting in a Small Town - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSophie Morton-Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou've always got to listen to the birds.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a tiny town on the North Norfolk coast, Fran's life is unraveling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As she fills her days cleaning the caravan park she owns, she is preoccupied by worry - about the behavior of her son, the absences of her husband and her strained relationship with her sister's family. Her one source of relief: early in the mornings, before the responsibilities and uncertainties take over, she slips out to the beach to watch the birds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Small-town tension simmers all around her when a new teacher starts at the local school and a Romany community settle in the field adjoining her caravan park. Not to mention the beheaded birds that have started appearing across the town. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Then the schoolteacher and Fran's brother-in-law both go missing on the same night. But all Fran can seem to care about is the birds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, Tad, a seventy-year-old Romany man, watches the townspeople from the distance of his caravan - and sees everything clearly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBird Spotting in a Small Town\u003c\/i\u003e is an unsettling story of strange occurrences and buried secrets, perfectly evoking the eerie isolation of life in a small community when nothing feels quite right.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophie Morton-Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e was born in West Sussex and has always loved reading and writing - she had about ten penfriends as a child. She is now an English teacher as well as a parent to three (two grown-up!) children and two cats. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eTravel by Night\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by darkstroke, an imprint of Crooked Cat Books, and was a #1 Bestseller across multiple Amazon Kindle categories. She is currently a student on the University of Cambridge's Crime and Thriller Writing master's degree and recently moved to the coast for work - but also for inspiration for her stories!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 7.83 x 5.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763446350112,"sku":"9780857308535","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/abe50a23cd7e12508d491b585f936c1a.webp?v=1780236048","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bird-spotting-in-a-small-town-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}